undulation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) An instance or act of undulating.
- (countable, uncountable) A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- (countable, uncountable) A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
- (countable, uncountable) A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.
- (countable, uncountable) A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) A feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The distinctive motion of the matter within an abscess on being pressed when it is ripe for opening.
Synonyms
wave motion
in waves
heaving sea
waving motion
undulatory movement
display wave
motion ocean sea
Translations
ondulation
ondulación
ondulazione
Wellenform Wellenbewegung Geländesprung
ondaEtymology
In summary
From undulate + -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.
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